Mitch Schauer
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Mitch Schauer | |
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 Schauer at the 2023 WonderCon | |
| Born | Mitchell Lee Schauer December 18, 1955 Pawhuska, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Education | Daniel Webster High School |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts, ArtCenter College of Design |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, storyboard artist, director, writer |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse |
Cindy Louise Schauer
(m. 1978) |
| Children | 3 |
Mitchell Lee Schauer (pronounced "shower") (born December 18, 1955) is an American animation professional who has been involved television programs and feature films since 1978. He is perhaps best known as the creator of the Nickelodeon series The Angry Beavers.
Schauer cited 1960s cartoons such as The Pink Panther, The Flintstones, and Rocky and Bullwinkle as primary influences for his work.[1]
Early life
[edit]Mitch Schauer graduated from Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1974.
He briefly attended Tulsa Junior College, then studied with Disney's character animation program at California Institute of the Arts ('76–77). He graduated with a BFA degree in Advertising and Illustration from ArtCenter College of Design in 1980.
Art career
[edit]Besides working in animation, Schauer has also been a book illustrator including comic books (DNAgents, Jonny Quest) children's books such as Pogman. He wrote and illustrated the graphic novel Rip M.D., and was the cover artist for Famous Monsters of Filmland (2011).
Schauer began his career as an animation layout artist before becoming a freelance storyboard artist, producer, and director. He directed the intro sequence of Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Showand produced the first season of Freakazoid!, for which he won an Emmy Award in 1995. Schauer also worked as an assistant storyboard artist for Nickelodeon's The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, and Hey Arnold!. In 1997, he created The Angry Beavers for Nickelodeon. His daughters, Stacy and Chelsea, voiced the main characters' younger sisters.
Schauer and Paul Rugg created and directed the web series The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! for The Jim Henson Company.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Schauer has been married to Cindy Schauer since 1978. Together they have three children; Stacy (born 1980), Chelsea (born 1982), and Robert (born 1986).
References
[edit]- ^ "BOING! the podcast : Boing! #14-Mitch Schauer Interview". BOING! the podcast. June 10, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Henson Company press release, March 10, 2008
- ^ Sam Plenty Comes to the Web Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. August 05, 2007
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